Mars in Aries

Mars is at home in Aries: drive is direct, fast and unafraid. Anger is immediate and over quickly; energy comes in bursts and is spent on beginnings. This is the athlete, the entrepreneur, the first through the door. The weakness is impatience and a short attention span for the middle of things. The work is to pace the effort and to pick fights worth finishing.

Mars signifies	drive, desire, conflict
Aries is	fire, cardinal — initiative, courage, a quick start
Sign ruler	Mars
Mars here is	in its own sign (domicile), fully at home

Reading it by degree

Within Aries the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.

Decans (faces) of Aries

0°–10°	Mars
10°–20°	Sun
20°–30°	Venus

Egyptian bounds of Aries

0°–6°	Jupiter
6°–12°	Venus
12°–20°	Mercury
20°–25°	Mars
25°–30°	Saturn

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Common questions

What does Mars in Aries mean?

Mars is at home in Aries: drive is direct, fast and unafraid.

Is Mars strong in Aries?

Mars in Aries is in its own sign (domicile), fully at home. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.